Monday, November 4, 2013

What's Happy this Week: AmazonSmile – A Simple, Automatic Way For Customers To Support Their Favorite Charitable Organizations

AmazonSmile: You shop. Amazon gives.

Just in time for the holidays Amazon.com
has launched AmazonSmile, a new program that makes it easy for customers
to support their favorite charitable organizations every time they
shop. Customers who visit AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com)
will find the exact same Amazon they know and love. They’ll enjoy
the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping
experience – with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion
of the purchase price to their favorite charitable organization.
There is no cap on the total donation amount and customers can choose
from nearly one million organizations around the country.

When
customers first go to AmazonSmile they’ll be asked to select their
favorite charitable organization from almost a million eligible
organizations – and that’s it. Once a customer has selected an
organization on their first visit, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the
purchase price from any eligible purchases through AmazonSmile from
that point forward, whether a customer shops just once or once a day.
Customers can select a new charitable organization at any time, but
don’t need to add any additional information or change the way they
shop. All they need to do is remember to type smile.amazon.com
into the browser on their PC, tablet or phone.

Donations
to charitable organizations will be made by the AmazonSmile
Foundation. Customers can learn more and begin supporting their
favorite organization at smile.amazon.com,
and charitable organizations can learn more and register to accept
donations at org.amazon.com.